Island holiday today
Today is the Dia de Nuestra Señora de los Volcanes (The Day of Our Lady of the Volcanoes), the annual holiday in honour of Lanzarote’s patron.
Entries by Gazette Life
Mourning for Mayor
Arrecife has declared three days of official mourning for ex-Mayor José María Espino, who died yesterday at the age of 88.
La Graciosa visitor limit
Socialist councillors on Lanzarote’s Cabildo have proposed a daily limit on visitors to la Graciosa.
More rubbish bin fires in Uga
Five rubbish bins have been set on fire and destroyed in Uga this morning.
Gambling hall ram-raid
A gambling hall in Arrecife was ram-raided in the early hours of Monday morning.
Dimás Martín corruption trial
Dimás Martín, the ex-leader of the PIL political party, has confessed that he received a bribe of €72,000 from waste disposal company Urbaser in order to win the waste contract for Arrecife in 2002.
Abandoned house fire in Playa Blanca
Emergency services were alerted to a fire in an abandoned house in Playa Blanca this morning.
Driver injured in car crash
A driver has been taken to the hospital in Arrecife after their car left the road and crashed into a ditch in Tinajo.
Lanzarote’s busiest month ever
Three quarters of a million people arrived at Lanzarote Airport in the month of August, an all-time record for the island.
Caldera Blanca rescue
An Italian woman was evacuated from the Caldera Blanca yesterday after suffering from heatstroke.